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JHS Names February Students Of Month

Jamestown High School officials recently released the school’s Students of the Month for February. They are: - Jaxon Fred, ninth grade and the son of Tom and Liz Fred. Jaxon is the Club America president at JHS and is a member of the junior varsity football team. In his free time he likes ...

League Of Women Voters To Host Rural Minds Founder

The League of Women Voters of Chautauqua County will host a luncheon featuring speaker Jeff Winton, founder and chairman of Rural Minds, a national nonprofit organization that serves as an advocate and informed voice for mental health equality in rural America. Winton is also the founder and owner of Wall Street Dairy LLC, a working family dairy farm in Chautauqua County. He is chief executive officer of Jeff Winton Associates, a full-service communications and corporate affairs agency for agricultural and healthcare corporations. An alumnus of Cornell University, he serves on the ...

Petition opposes idea of data center

PORTLAND — Upon entry to the Portland Town Hall at the most recent meeting, it was clear that many people in the community had something to say about a data center eyeing Portland as a potential home. The crowd filled the courtroom and every seat was filled, with even more guests standing ...

Sherman Launches Downtown Streetscape Design Project

SHERMAN - The village of Sherman has launched the Downtown Streetscape Conceptual Design Project made possible by support of a Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation $15,000 grant towards the $30,000 project. The project aims to provide engineering planning and technical assistance to develop a coordinated conceptual design for a comprehensive Downtown Sherman streetscape improvement initiative. The detailed Engineering Planning Report will include a project narrative, conceptual drawings, preliminary cost estimates, and a phased implementation strategy. The planning ...

Jamestown Woman Dies After Thruway Crash

An accident on the New York State Thruway in the town of Evans has claimed the life of a Jamestown woman. New York State Police report at approximately 7:32 a.m. Wednesday, they responded to a one vehicle collision in the eastbound lanes four miles from the Evans-Angola exit. An investigation determined that a 2003 Dodge Caravan traveling eastbound left the driving lane to the passing lane, then traveled onto the north shoulder causing the Dodge to overturn. One of the passengers, Linda Haney 69, suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo ...